(163819) Teleki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.
Hungarian explorer Sámuel Teleki (1845-1916) led the first expedition to Northern Kenya. He was the first to reach the snow-line on Mount Kilimanjaro and the first explorer to set foot on Mount Kenya, climbing up to around 4300 meters. Teleki was the first European to see Lake Turkana, which he named Lake Rudolf.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teleki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teleki is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163819 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 RN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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